Dr. Anna Mdee

Research Associate, Overseas Development Institute (ODI)

Dr. Anna Mdee is a development anthropologist with almost 20 years of research experience in Eastern and Southern Africa, with a special emphasis on Tanzania. She is currently a Research Associate with the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) and Associate Professor of International Development at the University of Leeds, UK. Her research focuses on how change happens: covering livelihoods, gender and social norms, public service delivery and access, governance and accountability. She is currently working on projects exploring gender in The MasterCard Foundation's Youth Livelihoods programming and on the potential for women's economic empowerment through agriculture.